Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: Team strength and health. Sustainable competitive advantage. The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention. No validated pain, no deal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2010

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: Team strength and health. Sustainable competitive advantage. The kiss of death is for investors to find unanticipated competition you neglected to mention. No validated pain, no deal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. It’s also the keystone to convincing investors that you have a “sustainable competitive advantage.” It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. It’s also the keystone to convincing investors that you have a “sustainable competitive advantage.” It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Here are some tips which will signal traction and fundability to investors, as well as to your team: Document your business plan. It’s also the keystone to convincing investors that you have a “sustainable competitive advantage.” It’s hard to build a business without a plan, just like it’s hard to build a house without a blueprint.

Startup 101

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Like anything in life, if you want a fair deal on the deferred fee and warrant percentage you need to talk to a few lawyers to make it competitive. But make it competitive. And I ask them to tell me in advance if it bubbles up.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd try something different, and put together a virtual panel of venture capitalists to give us a few tips on pitching your company. It's also good to talk somewhat about the competition, and why this ideas is different from the others.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

equity debate. The right way to position against competition - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , August 23, 2010 This is Part 4 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.?? There is no competition. Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

After reviewing her day-by-day recommendations to improve productivity in a single week, I have extrapolated her guidance to ten productivity tips specifically for entrepreneurs to regain that competitive edge: Focus on managing yourself rather than managing others. The key problem you need to solve is managing your distractions.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Some startup attorneys will accept a portion of their initial fees in the form of equity. When you hit the inevitable bumps in the road, a lawyer who has an equity stake in your business is more likely to be flexible with respect to payment terms and more willing to give you quick, off-the-clock feedback and guidance.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Collaboration Over Competition: Competitors as Business Partners. Entrepreneurism / Monetization competition, ecommerce, small business. . Pitfalls & Opportunities: Five Tips for Talking to Investors. Equity vs. Debt: What's Best for My Startup. Come learn the tips. Sally Strebel, Page.ly.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive. But I don’t think so.

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